Peddie guard by way of Eastside H.S. DeAndre Noble-Haywood has found his place on the next level! Noble-Haywood has committed to Delaware State! He chose Delaware State over Wagner! The tough,athletic guard said “On my official they made me feel at home and said they would give me the opportunity to come in as a Freshman and play right away but at the same time I would have to work for it!”Overall, I just felt comfortable with the situation and am glad with my decision”! The 6’1 Noble-Haywood is getting better and better and has refined his game to a high level! Delaware State has got them a player! On a personal note, Hoop Journal would like to congratulate DeAndre, his mother Janet and the rest of their family on his decision!

They were gallant and they were tough and for three quarters it looked like Eastside was gonna move to the finals of the Group 4 championship at Rutgers. The Ghosts however, couldn’t complete the job as Piscataway Highschool finally pulled ahead in the fourth quarter and held on to a 64-61win. Bryant Lewis three point attempt to tie the game bounced off the rim at the buzzer to end any hope. 6’6″ senior J.D. Griggs,who’s headed to Iowa University on a football scholarship, led P-Way with 20 points,14 rebounds,3 blocks and altered many shots throughout the game. Omar Smith added 16 points and 8 rebounds.

Relentless, Relentless, Relentless. That’s the only way to describe this Eastside Highschool basketball team as the #4 seeded Ghost  pulled out an 83-71 win over #2 seeded East Orange Campus at Ramapo Highschool to become the Group 4 North Sectional Champions! The Ghosts did it in style in the fourth quarter. Karon Abraham(23pts,3dimes,3stls),Bryant Lewis(19pts,7dimes,4stls),Antoine Alexander(15pts,7rebs,3stls)and Kumar Davis(6pts,9rebs,4stls) all came up big, but the